DCSO makes marijuana, still bust in Linwood

Detectives with the Davidson County Sheriff's Office Vice/Narcotics Unit have arrested a Linwood man after they allege he possessed marijuana and still operations, Sheriff David Grice said.

BY DARRICK IGNASIAKThe Dispatch

Detectives with the Davidson County Sheriff's Office Vice/Narcotics Unit have arrested a Linwood man after they allege he possessed marijuana and still operations, Sheriff David Grice said.Scottie Dale Marble, 38, of 478 Tater Bug Drive, has been charged with felony trafficking, opium or heroin, felony manufacture of a schedule VI controlled substance, felony possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver a schedule V controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, felony maintaining a vehicle/dwelling/place for controlled substance and possession of a non-tax paid alcohol. Wednesday, the sheriff's office received information and executed a search warrant at 478 Tater Bug Drive. The search revealed a marijuana grow operation, a moonshine still with approximately one-half gallon of non-tax paid alcohol, 12 hydrocodone pills, approximately four ounces of marijuana, approximately six plants (approximately 4 feet in height) and numerous items of drug paraphernalia, according to a sheriff's office news release.According to a search warrant, detectives knocked on Marble's front door and smelled a strong odor of mash coming from the area of the outbuildings located beside of the residence. A detective, as he stood on the front porch, observed items in an outbuilding that were consistent with a still. With Marble not coming to the door, detectives made contact with him by phone, at which time he told the sheriff's office he had a still capable of making three gallons of alcohol in the outbuilding, the search warrant stated.Grice said the still had not been in operation in a while. The sheriff said Marble indicated he was making the moonshine for his own use and as a hobby."It was a small still," Grice said, adding that Marble had a marijuana grow operation in a garage on the same property.Items seized after the sheriff's office executed the search warrant were loose marijuana and marijuana plants, $2,200 in cash, mason jars with liquid, a milk jug with liquid, empty milk jugs, a metal barrel with hose, bag of mash and a still containing aluminum kegs.Marble was taken into custody Wednesday and was placed in the Davidson County Detention Center under a $50,000 secured bond. He has a court date of Jan. 29 in Lexington District Court.Darrick Ignasiak can be reached at 249-3981, ext. 217, or at darrick.ignasiak@the-dispatch.com.